Just a short while after returning from the break and Navin Bechar has been eliminated in third place.
Bechar's final hand saw him three-bet jam for 445,000 from the button after Stephen McHugh had opened it up to 70,000 on his direct right. McHugh eventually made the call with his , having Bechar at risk with .
The flop wasn't good news for Bechar, while the turn gave McHugh a full house and left Bechar drawing dead.
The river was a just to rub a little salt in Bechar's wound as he hit the rail with a $31,000 score.
McHugh's stack is almost as large as Michael Kane's.
Michael Doyle has been eliminated in third place and with that it's time for heads-up!
Doyle was the short stack three-handed and opted to get his chips in on the turn of a board holding . Unfortunately for Doyle, Michael Kane made the call with for the trip deuces and a flush draw.
When the board completed with an , Doyle was sent home with a $37,000 score.
It's Kane and Stephen McHugh heads-up for the title!
The two players are just getting ready for the battle now. We will post updated counts in a moment.
Michael Kane has managed a double up to sit with a much healthier stack heads-up with Stephen McHugh.
It was a flop that would see all the action occur, with Kane leading for 30,000 before McHugh raised to 80,000 from the button. Back on Kane and he raised to 205,000. McHugh opted to go all in here and Kane called off his remaining stack of around 500,000 more.
It was Kane with for the flush draw against McHugh with for top pair.
Kane called for a heart and while he didnt get one on the turn, the river would give him the goods to double up.
In a remarkable turn of events, Michael Kane is back ahead of Stephen McHugh.
The hand that turned the tables began with McHugh opening the button before Kane three-bet. McHugh called and the dealer flipped over a flop. Kane led for 175,000 here and McHugh raised it up to 370,000. Back on Kane and he moved all in. McHugh opted to fold and the chips went to Kane.
Stephen McHugh is back in the lead after winning quite a few hands in a row.
The largest of those saw McHugh have the button when he and Kane played it down to the river of a board. Kane check-caled a bet of 70,000 on the flop and then the two players checked the turn and river.
At showdown, Kane's went into the muck when McHugh showed .
McHugh took down the next few hands after this one, winning with a single bet on a flop and on a flop.
Michael Kane had the button when he raised it up to 60,000. Stephen McHugh called and the dealer rolled out a flop. McHugh led for 95,000 here and Kane raised it up to 230,000. With a call from McHugh, a was turned over. This time McHugh checked and Kane moved all in for 815,000 total. McHugh tanked and eventually folded!
This one started with McHugh opening the button to 75,000. Michael Kane called and the dealer flipped over a flop. Kane check-called a bet of 110,000 here and a hit the turn. This time both players checked and a completed the board on the river.
Kane led for 185,000 here and McHugh raised it to 535,000.
After quite a while, Kane opted to fold.
"Show me a bluff there," Kane quipped to McHugh, who obliged, tabling for just bottom pair.
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, having Bechar at risk with 
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flop wasn't good news for Bechar, while the 
turn gave McHugh a full house and left Bechar drawing dead.
just to rub a little salt in Bechar's wound as he hit the rail with a $31,000 score.
. Unfortunately for Doyle, Michael Kane made the call with 
, Doyle was sent home with a $37,000 score.
hit the turn.
for the wheel.
for the flush draw against McHugh with 
for top pair.
river would give him the goods to double up.
flop. Kane led for 175,000 here and McHugh raised it up to 370,000. Back on Kane and he moved all in. McHugh opted to fold and the chips went to Kane.
board. Kane check-caled a bet of 70,000 on the flop and then the two players checked the turn and river.
flop and on a 
flop. McHugh led for 95,000 here and Kane raised it up to 230,000. With a call from McHugh, a 
was turned over. This time McHugh checked and Kane moved all in for 815,000 total. McHugh tanked and eventually folded!
flop. Kane check-called a bet of 110,000 here and a 
hit the turn. This time both players checked and a 
for just bottom pair.